We are looking to buy a property and require a conveyancing solicitor in Taplow who is on the Bank of Ireland solicitor panel. Can you recommend a local firm?
Our service is limited to being a directory service for firms who wish to be listed as being on the approved conveyancing panel for Bank of Ireland . We don't recommend any particular firms conducting conveyancing in Taplow.
I am buying a victorian detached house in Taplow. Our aim is to carry out an extension to the side at the property.Will legal work on the property involve enquiries to determine if these works are permitted?
Your property lawyer should review the registered title as conveyancing in Taplow can occasionally reveal restrictions in the title documents which prevent categories of works or need the permission of another owner. Some additions call for local authority planning permissions and approval under the building regulations. Some areas are designated conservation areas and special planning restrictions apply which often prevent or impact extensions. You should check these things with a surveyor prior to committing yourself to a purchase.
I have today made my last payment due on my mortgage with RBS. I assume I don't need a Taplow property lawyer on the RBS panel to remove the mortgage at the Land Registry. Am I right?
If you have finished paying off your RBS mortgage, they may send you evidence showing that you have paid it off. Alternatively they may notify the Land Registry directly. The Land Registry need to see this evidence before they will remove the RBS mortgage from the register. RBS, and any evidence they send you, will determine the action you need to take. In cases where no conveyancer is acting for you and you have paid off your mortgage:
- but are not moving to another property
- where RBS has sent the Land Registry the discharge electronically, and
- RBS has instructed the Land Registry to do so
About to purchase house in Taplow. I have received an online quote from a licenced conveyancer, which states: "There will be no charge for dealing with the Building Society if you are obtaining a mortgage". I take this to mean that there will be no additional fee if the solicitor is on the UBS conveyancing panel. I wanted to make sure it means there will be no additional fees for dealing with the mortgage.
They are simply saying that the cost for acting for the lender is included in the fee being quoted. It is worth you checking that the Taplow solicitor is on the UBS conveyancing panel.
I used Arc property Solicitors a few years past for my conveyancing in Taplow. Now, I need the documents however cannot find the solicitor. What do I do?
You should contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracking down your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Taplow of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously used, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.
I decided to have a survey completed on a house in Taplow in advance of appointing conveyancers. I have been advised that there is a flying freehold element to the house. Our surveyor advised that some banks tend not give a mortgage on this type of house.
It depends who your proposed lender is. Lloyds has different instructions from Birmingham Midshires. If you contact us we can check with the relevant bank. If you lender is happy to lend one our lawyers can assist as they are used to dealing with flying freeholds in Taplow. Conveyancing may be slightly more expensive based on your lender's requirements.
My husband and I are first time buyers - had an offer accepted, but the selling agent advised that the owners will only proceed if we instruct the agent's chosen solicitors as they need a ‘quick sale’. We would rather use a family conveyancer who is accustomed to conveyancing in Taplow
We suspect that the seller is unaware of this request. If they want ‘a quick sale', turning down a motivated purchaser is likely to cause more damage than good. Avoid the agents and go straight to the sellers and explain that (a)you are motivated purchasers (b)you are ready to go, with finances arranged © you have nothing to sell (d) you wish to move quickly (e)but you are going to appoint your preferred Taplow conveyancing firm - as opposed tothose that will earn their negotiator at the agency a referral fee or achieve conveyancing thresholds demanded by head office.
I am a negotiator for a busy estate agency in Taplow where we see a number of flat sales derailed due to leases having less than 80 years remaining. I have received contradictory information from local Taplow conveyancing solicitors. Can you confirm whether the owner of a flat can commence the lease extension process for the buyer?
Provided that the seller has been the owner for at least 2 years it is possible, to serve a Section 42 notice to start the lease extension process and assign the benefit of the notice to the purchaser. The benefit of this is that the buyer need not have to sit tight for 2 years for a lease extension. Both sets of lawyers will agree to form of assignment. The assignment has to be done prior to, or simultaneously with completion of the sale.
Alternatively, it may be possible to extend the lease informally by agreement with the landlord either before or after the sale. If you are informally negotiating there are no rules and so you cannot insist on the landlord agreeing to grant an extension or transferring the benefit of an agreement to the purchaser.
Leasehold Conveyancing in Taplow - A selection of Questions you should ask Prior to Purchasing
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It is important to be aware whether fixing the lift or some other major work is anticipated to be shared between the tenants and could well materially increase the the service charges or result in a one time payment. What prohibitions are contained in the Taplow Lease? Is there a share of the freehold?